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February 2, 2016

Fallen off the resolution wagon? Vanderbilt expert offers four steps to get back on

By Wayne Wood
sad man
February 1, 2016

VUMC study may offer answers for treating depression in alcoholics

A study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is offering a glimmer of hope to alcoholics who find it hard to remain sober because their abstinence is hounded by stubborn, difficult-to-treat depression.

By Bill Snyder
February 1, 2016

Successful entrepreneur and innovator chosen to lead new Innovation Center

Startup veteran Robert Grajewski has been chosen as the inaugural executive director of the newly created Vanderbilt University Innovation Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 29, 2016

Tennessee Poison Center warns about dangers of ‘dewshine’

By VUMC News and Communications
January 29, 2016

Protect yourself from phishing scams during tax season

In recent years cyber criminals have used stolen Social Security numbers to file tax returns and claim fraudulent refunds. Phishers obtain SSNs through a corporate or government breach or by sending emails to lure unsuspecting users into providing sensitive personal information.

By VUMC News and Communications
egg cut in half
January 28, 2016

Findings offer new insight on how cell division proteins work

A family of proteins with critical roles in cell division, synaptic transmission and cell migration don’t all function the way scientists thought they did, according to two new studies led by Vanderbilt researchers.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 28, 2016

Cochlear implant’s success is music to patient’s ears

Sidney Kleinman is living proof that you’re never too old to have your hearing restored.
By Matt Batcheldor
January 28, 2016

Award recognizes Niswender’s research achievements

Kevin Niswender, M.D., Ph.D., a physician-scientist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center whose work has helped advance understanding of diseases ranging from obesity to schizophrenia, is one of 10 recipients of the 2016 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Awards.
By Bill Snyder
January 28, 2016

Schaffner honored by Houston Academy of Medicine

The Houston Academy of Medicine and Harris County Medical Society awarded William Schaffner, M.D., professor of Preventive Medicine, with the 2016 John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award last week.
By Craig Boerner
January 28, 2016

Nobel laureate’s lecture highlights impact of science

“Stay with science,” Nobel laureate Peter Agre, M.D., advised dozens of medical and graduate students who attended his lecture at Vanderbilt University Medical Center last week. “It will take you to fascinating places.”
By VUMC News and Communications
January 28, 2016

Vanderbilt’s Denny set for next Flexner Discovery Lecture

Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., who helped propel Vanderbilt University Medical Center into a leadership role in the national Precision Medicine Initiative, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 4.
By Bill Snyder
January 28, 2016

Lecture to explore impact of sustainable agriculture

Norman Wirzba, Ph.D., professor of Theology, Ecology, and Agrarian studies at Duke University in the Divinity School, the Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Sanford School of Public Policy, will present a public lecture at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, in Light Hall, Room 214 entitled “Why Sustainable Agriculture Matters.”
By VUMC News and Communications
January 28, 2016

VUMC research shows patient privacy, ‘big data’ can coexist

A new study, led by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), confirms that the scientific pursuit of so-called big data from hospitals and clinics needn’t conflict with patient privacy.
By Paul Govern